Chinese company Xiaomi's recent unveiling of its Mi 4 smartphone has brought accusations that the device is a direct copy of Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone, a charge that the Mi 4's designer vigorously denies. Two days after Liu Jun, CEO of Xiaomi, took to the stage in a … [Read more...]
Jesse Jackson pressures Twitter to release diversity report: nothing to see here
Twitter became the latest major United States company to release a diversity report after civil rights activist and former presidential candidate Jesse Jackson requested the social media outlet Twitter publish its findings. According to the report, Twitter employees are mostly white … [Read more...]
Apple Inc’s (AAPL) iPad still rules the roost, but dropping sales repel fund managers
Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPad tablet is still the leading product in the global market, but is steadily losing ground to its underdog competitors, new reports suggest following the Cupertino company's Q3 2014 earnings report. Despite continued overall growth and favorable market … [Read more...]
Big jump in Apple (AAPL) 2014 research spending spotted
Even as iWatch rumors fly thick and fast in investing and analytical circles, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) spent more money on research than it has in nearly a decade, according to some perceptive detective work by the Financial Times. Apple's financial figures indicated a massive upward … [Read more...]
Wall Street Journal website breached, hacker offers data for one bitcoin
When it comes to peer-to-peer decentralized virtual currencies, hackers usually travel two routes: attack virtual currency exchanges and steal clients’ digital holdings or infiltrate computers and use their power to mine for digital currency. Lately, however, hackers have been … [Read more...]
Australian Tax Office (ATO) issues further clarity on bitcoin taxation
What seemed like constant back and forth modifications and officials changing their minds on a regular basis, the Australian Tax Office (ATO) finally somewhat released a little bit of clarity on how taxpayers can correctly address their bitcoin holdings on their income tax … [Read more...]
Apple’s (AAPL) explosive growth in China surprises even Tim Cook
The "Middle Kingdom" is the latest region of the globe to witness strong market penetration by Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) products, and Chinese sales of iPhones and Macs have proven robust enough to startle even Tim Cook, at least in public. Apple's success has also been a driving … [Read more...]
American consumers cut back on spending this summer
This summer, the cost of pretty much everything has gone up: meat, eggs, fruit, vegetables, water and gas. Due to this, consumers have been cautious as to what they are consuming in the hot summer months of July and August. In fact, they are using various methods to cut back on … [Read more...]
Opinion: analysts’ wrangling over Apple (AAPL) iWatch price, design and functions
The Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iWatch, whose name was confirmed by a trademark filing in Japan on July 1st, 2014, has proven to be a rich field for speculation and opinion. Analysts from around the globe have presented their opinions about the wearable electronics device, developing … [Read more...]
Millennials stuffing cash under their matress instead of investing in the stock market
Despite the growing concerns that millennials will be defined as the “lost generation” and a group of people that will be worse off than their parents, reports show that those born between 1981 and 2000 will control approximately $9 trillion in assets in a few years and inherit $36 … [Read more...]
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi challenges Apple (AAPL) for the BRIC market
"Dark horse" challengers, seemingly coming from nowhere to overset the established order of things, are not unknown in the electronics business – in fact, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) itself has occupied that role several times in the past during its rise to its current eminence. Today, a … [Read more...]
Hoarding and security issues are preventing bitcoin from going mainstream
When it comes to the future of bitcoin and its widespread adoption capabilities, one of the common themes that investors, analysts and venture capitalists iterate is the virtual currency’s security. There is another worrisome element to the digital currency that may produce … [Read more...]
Apple (AAPL) 3rd quarter earnings report due out today
Quarterly earnings reports have proven to be highly variable for Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) this year, with the first report causing the Cupertino company's shares to founder temporarily, and the second report drawing plaudits and eager investment. Apple's third earnings report is due … [Read more...]
Mexican billionaire tycoon Carlos Slim argues in favor of a three-day work week
How would you react to a three-day work week that would entail of 11-hour days and workers delaying their retirement until the ages 70 or 75? This so-called "radical overhaul" is being suggested by Mexican billionaire tycoon Carlos Slim, who delivered a speech at a conference in … [Read more...]
Apple (AAPL) is transforming into a ‘lifestyle business,’ Spotify CEO Daniel Ek claims
According to Daniel Ek, the CEO of Spotify, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is metamorphosing from a plain electronics manufacturer into a "lifestyle business." Mr. Ek spoke at the Brainstorm Tech conference in Aspen, Colorado, which took place on July 14th to 16th, 2014. This gathering, … [Read more...]
Dell is now the largest retailer to accept bitcoin
The third biggest personal computer seller in the world today, Dell, will now accept bitcoin on its website. The multinational billion-dollar company announced in a blog post Friday that it will start permitting the peer-to-peer decentralized digital currency as a method of payment … [Read more...]
Lenovo’s tablet retreat highlights Apple (AAPL) iPad’s market power in USA
The iPad mini has become so popular in the United States, home country of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), that Lenovo has stopped selling its two smallest, 8 inch tablets in the country entirely. According to PC World, the company is ceasing sales of the Thinkpad 8 and the Miix 2 with 8 … [Read more...]
Extramarital affairs come with hefty price-tag, $444 per month
Extramarital affairs have become common, and actually promoted, in today’s society. Television shows, motion pictures and magazine articles glorify cheating to immense proportions. Of course, such activities can lead to domestic strife, the end of a family and a pretty penny to your … [Read more...]
Polish law firm urges government to impose consumer protections for bitcoin
Since the collapse of the biggest bitcoin exchange website in the world, Mt. Gox, there have been numerous calls for consumer legislation, regulations and protections in regards to the world of peer-to-peer decentralized virtual currencies like bitcoin and litecoin. Despite railing … [Read more...]
Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) sapphire capacity remains a bone of contention among analysts
Debate is raging on a number of fronts over what Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) product rollout for 2014 will look like in terms of sapphire crystal utilization. The Cupertino firm's massive outlays for sapphire to GT Advanced Technologies (NASDAQ: GTAT) indicates that sapphire is going … [Read more...]
